KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hundreds of medical technicians, nurse’s aides and other support staff at Jamaica’s major public hospitals went on strike Monday to demand pay raises and allowances they say haven’t been paid by the government. The walkout left public hospitals and clinics across the Caribbean island short-handed for such duties as taking X-rays […]
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Pirates seize cargo ship off Somalia’s coast
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The European Union’s anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have hijacked a cargo ship carrying steel bars and wires off the coast of Somalia. The force said in a statement that the MV Lugela sent a distress call to its Greek operator Saturday when pirates attacked it about 900 nautical miles east […]
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First black town incorporated in Ala wants ZIP code
HOBSON CITY, Ala. (AP) — Officials in Hobson City, the first black town incorporated in Alabama more than a century ago, want their own ZIP code. Hobson City currently shares its ZIP code – 36201 – with Anniston, but Hobson City Mayor Alberta McCrory says the town of less than a thousand residents wants its […]
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NC Civil Rights Museum Building to Attendance Goal
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A recent report on attendance at a new civil rights museum shows that despite widespread publicity, fewer than 6 percent of the visitors to the facility are from beyond North Carolina and neighboring states. The News and Record of Greensboro reported Sunday that the first six months of the International Civil […]
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Thousands Crowd District to ‘Reclaim the Dream’
Click on the photo to view a high-resolution version. (AFRO Photo/J.D. Howard) WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative activists rallied Aug. 28 in the nation’s capital on the anniversary and at the same site of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Civil rights leaders countered the event and held a […]
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Wilson High Moves to UDC Campus during Renovation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of the District of Columbia will have about 1,500 extra students at its northwest Washington campus this year. Mayor Adrian Fenty and D.C. school officials announced Friday that Wilson High School students will study this school year at UDC’s Building 52. The high school building in Tenleytown will undergo a […]
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Coolidge’s ‘Lady Coach’ Hits the Turf
WASHINGTON (AP) – She led a group of players in a huddle, with her arms raised and meeting in the middle. She gestured, called out instructions, monitored drills with a discerning face, and even cracked a smile. In other words, Natalie Randolph’s first practice at Coolidge Senior High School had much the same feel as […]
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3 Arrested in Fight at DC Youth Offender Ceremony
WASHINGTON (AP)—Police have arrested three women for fighting after an awards ceremony at City Hall where D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty recognized reformed youth offenders. Police arrested 18-year-old Grace Ebiasah, 20-year-old Anna Ebiasah and 19-year-old Deanna Morris, all of Southeast D.C., for fighting in a public place. They are accused of fighting after Fenty presented awards […]
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Cash for Caulkers
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Homeowners could collect thousands of dollars in Cash for Caulkers rebates for renovating their homes with better insulation and energy-saving windows and doors under a new economic stimulus bill the House passed last week. The Home Star bill, passed 246-161, would authorize $5.7 billion over two years for a program that supporters […]
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New CFO Says GM Has Chance to Make 2010 Profit
DETROIT (AP) — If the economy cooperates and auto sales recover a bit, General Motors has a reasonable chance of turning a full-year profit in 2010, its new chief financial officer said last week. Former Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell, at his first meeting with reporters in Detroit, said the automaker is making money in Brazil […]
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States Given Leeway to Tally Prisoners in Census
WASHINGTON (AP) – States are getting new leeway in tallying their prisoners in the 2010 census – a move that could reshape the American political map, increasing urban population numbers while reducing the figures for rural voting districts where inmates are incarcerated. The Census Bureau said this week it would release data on prison populations […]